I've got an electric water heater that is 220/230/240 volt but it is on 2 - 20 amp single pole breakers and it keeps tripping one of the breakers. Any one know have an idea why? Weak breaker? Heating element(s) going bad?
I've got an electric water heater that is 220/230/240 volt but it is on 2 - 20 amp single pole breakers and it keeps tripping one of the breakers. Any one know have an idea why? Weak breaker? Heating element(s) going bad?
First off. . . The WH should be fed a breaker that has the two poles tied together. if not put it on your to do list
Second. . . youll need to check the amount of current the heater is pulling on each leg and let us know. it could be a bad breaker or more likely a bad stat keeping both elements on at the same time.it would also be nice to know how many watts the elements are. there are better ways to test but i dont know your skill level
snip...i dont know your skill level
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